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#OnThisDay in 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech during the March on Washington.
Listen to the full speech in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting, courtesy of @wgbh and GBH Archives: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-15-97940t7x
Ever seen Ray Bradbury perform a magic trick for Maya Angelou? We hadn’t either—until now.
To celebrate Ray Bradbury’s birthday, we’re sharing one of the quirkiest all-star interviews in our archive. In 1975, Bradbury and Angelou met for a conversation full of wonder, wisdom—and yes, magic tricks.
Courtesy of Thirteen WNET New York's "Assignment America": https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-75-77fqzdzd
Happy birthday to our favorite, not-so-imaginary, Mr. Snuffleupagus!
When Snuffy was first introduced on "Sesame Street," he was meant to be Big Bird’s imaginary friend. But over time, the show’s creators realized the unintended message this sent: that adults might not believe children, even when they’re telling the truth.
So in Season 17, the adults finally met Snuffleupagus, proving Big Bird was right all along. 💛
This one goes out to all our lefties for #InternationalLeftHandersDay. Did you know there's a superstition that left-handed people are more likely to commit crimes? Have no fear, Douglas M. Kelley, police consultant, psychiatrist, and professor of criminology, debunks this myth in "The Criminal Man," a 1958 program from KQED.
Watch the full program in the American Archive of Public Broadcasting: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-512-n872v2db4t
#OnThisDay in 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges, granting same-sex couples the right to marry across the country, a landmark moment in LGBTQ+ rights.
Listen to reporting from This Way Out, the only international LGBTQ+ radio program: https://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-a33e6c7bcc6
